c'est le columnist frank rich dans le new york times d'hier qui m'a sorti de ma stupeur post-palin. sous le titre palin and mccain’s shotgun marriage, rich articule clairement comment, quoiqu'en étant une brillante stratégie politique, cette décision de mccain est dangereusement révélatrice:
[...] the entire thing was a sham [...] he wanted to choose the pro-abortion-rights joe lieberman as his vice president. if he were still a true maverick, he would have done so.
the “no surrender” warrior surrendered to the agents of intolerance not just by dumping his pal for palin but by moving so far to the right on abortion that even cindy mccain seemed unaware of his radical shift [...] that ideological sellout, unfortunately, was not the worst leadership trait the last-minute vice presidential pick revealed about mccain. his speed-dating of palin reaffirmed a more dangerous personality tic that has dogged his entire career. his decision-making process is impetuous and, in its bush-like preference for gut instinct over facts, potentially reckless.
suite aux discours de fred thompson ("terrorists, rogue nations developing nuclear weapons, an increasingly belligerent russia [...] to deal with these challenges the democrats present a history making nominee for president. history making in that he is the most liberal, most inexperienced nominee to ever run for president"), mitt romney ("we need change all right - change from a liberal washington to a conservative washington! we have a prescription for every american who wants change in washington - throw out the big government liberals and elect john mccain") et rudy giuliani ("our opponents want to reframe the debate. they would have you believe that this election is about 'change versus more of the same.' but that's really a false choice. because "change" is not a destination ... just as "hope" is not a strategy"), il ne faisait aucun doute que la plateforme républicaine pour 2008 n'est rien d'autre qu'une dangereuse obstination à poursuivre des politiques gratuitement dogmatiques et inappliquables.
ce tableau du new tork times, comparant les mots utilisés dans les discours des deux conventions, est éloquent à ce titre:
de la convention démocrate, j'ai retenu qu'encore aujourd'hui, s'ils maîtrisent bien ce que peggy noonan appelle "this political bullshit about narratives", la manipulation efficace de talking points préparés pour les réseaux médiatiques américains reste leur point le plus faible. autrement, comment ne pas avoir préparé une riposte efficace à la nomination de palin?
parce que voyez-vous, même the economist en est capable (l'emphase est mienne):
the moose in the room, of course, is her lack of experience [...] mrs palin, who has been the governor of a state with a population of 670,000 for less than two years, is the most inexperienced candidate for a mainstream party in modern history.
inexperienced and bush-level incurious. she has no record of interest in foreign policy, let alone expertise. [...] this not only blunts mr mccain’s most powerful criticism of mr obama. it also raises serious questions about the way he makes decisions.
mes moments favoris de la convention démocrate n'ont malheureusement pas été télédiffusés en prime-time, notons quand même le discours de la petite-fille du président (républicain) dwight eisenhower, susan eisenhower ("too many people in power have failed us. belligerence has been a substitute for strength; stubbornness for leadership; and impulsive action has replaced measured and thoughtful response"); le candidat défait de 2004 john kerry ("president obama and vice president biden will shut down guantanamo, respect the constitution, and make clear once and for all, the united states of america does not torture, not now, not ever"); sans oublier le gouverneur du montana, brian schweitzer ("like senator obama, my family has roots in the great plains. my grandparents were immigrants who came to montana with nothing more than the clothes on their back, high hopes and faith in god. my family didn’t have much in our little house. but a few things stand out in my memory: a crucifix and, on our kitchen wall, a framed picture of president kennedy [...] can we afford four more years? is it time for a change? when do we need it? and who do we need as the next president of the united states of america? that’s right. barack obama is the change we need!").
il reste moins d'une soixantaine de déprimants jours à cette élection américaine et on apprends ce matin qu'il faudra en plus souffrir celle que vient de déclancher notre premier ministre... palin/harper, probablement le ticket de la future zléa!
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